1999 RCA Championships – Singles

Àlex Corretja was the defending champion,[1] but did not participate.

Singles
1999 RCA Championships
Champion Nicolás Lapentti
Runner-up Vince Spadea
Final score4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Main article: 1999 RCA Championships

Nicolás Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Quarterfinals, retired due to a hip injury)[3])
  2. Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury[4]
  3. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  4. Carlos Moyá (Quarterfinals)
  5. Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
  6. Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  7. Tommy Haas (Second Round)
  8. Thomas Johansson (Second Round)
  9. Félix Mantilla (First Round)
  10. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  11. Nicolás Lapentti (Champion)
  12. Albert Costa (Second Round)
  13. Mariano Zabaleta (First Round)
  14. Cédric Pioline (Third Round)
  15. Francisco Clavet (First Round)
  16. Fernando Meligeni (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Pete Sampras 4 6 r
Vince Spadea 6 3  
Vince Spadea 6 64 77
Sébastien Grosjean 3 77 64
3 Gustavo Kuerten 4 3  
Sébastien Grosjean 6 6  
Vince Spadea 6 4 4
11 Nicolás Lapentti 4 6 6
11 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6
4 Carlos Moyá 1 2
11 Nicolás Lapentti 6 6  
Jan Siemerink 4 2  
Jan Siemerink w/o  
2 Patrick Rafter  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 6 7
  G Raoux 6 6   G Raoux 4 5
J Stoltenberg 3 4   1 P Sampras 77 6  
Q N Escudé 2 4   Q M Mirnyi 64 3  
  W Ferreira 6 6   W Ferreira 5 4  
Q M Mirnyi 77 6   Q M Mirnyi 7 6  
16 F Meligeni 65 3   1 P Sampras 4 6 r
9 F Mantilla 3 77 2 V Spadea 6 3  
  V Spadea 6 62 6 V Spadea 6 6  
WC D Wheaton 2 2   A Pretzsch 3 4
A Pretzsch 6 6   V Spadea 7 77  
B Ulihrach 4 4   A Clément 5 65  
A Clément 6 6   A Clément 6 6  
8 T Johansson 3 2  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 G Kuerten 6 6  
Q N Okun 2 6 4 S Schalken 4 2  
  S Schalken 6 4 6 3 G Kuerten 6 7
  C Woodruff 4 2     M Norman 4 5
  A Pavel 6 6     A Pavel 3 1  
  M Norman 77 6   M Norman 6 6  
13 M Zabaleta 65 3   3 G Kuerten 4 3  
12 A Costa 77 6   S Grosjean 6 6  
  L Paes 63 4   12 A Costa 77 2 5
S Grosjean 77 6   S Grosjean 60 6 7
WC R Reneberg 64 3   S Grosjean 6 6  
Q H Levy 7 6 6 M Ríos 4 2  
J Novák 5 1 Q H Levy 2 65  
6 M Ríos 6 77  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 M Philippoussis 3 6 1
G Cañas 5 1   Q A Di Pasquale 6 3 6
Q A Di Pasquale 7 6   Q A Di Pasquale 4 65  
Q J Palmer 66 6 6 11 N Lapentti 6 77  
G Ivanišević 78 4 3 Q J Palmer 2 2  
Q G Stafford 3 5 11 N Lapentti 6 6  
11 N Lapentti 6 7 11 N Lapentti 6 6
14 C Pioline 78 6 4 C Moyá 1 2
WC J Morrison 66 3 14 C Pioline 6 6  
  A Martín 77 6 A Martín 0 3  
WC B Bryan 64 3 14 C Pioline 4 2  
  D Vacek 3 6 6 4 C Moyá 6 6  
  M Rodríguez 6 2 4   D Vacek 6 4 66
4 C Moyá 1 6 78

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 T Haas 3 5  
M Hipfl 6 3 4   J Siemerink 6 7  
  J Siemerink 4 6 6 J Siemerink 6 6
  M Larsson 6 77 M Larsson 2 3
  J Björkman 4 64   M Larsson 78 6  
  M Navarra 5 0   10 T Enqvist 66 4  
10 T Enqvist 7 6   J Siemerink w/o  
15 F Clavet 61 1 2 P Rafter  
  D Nestor 77 6   D Nestor 6 6  
  P Haarhuis 3 2     D Prinosil 3 3  
  D Prinosil 6 6     D Nestor 65 2  
  A Dupuis 77 6 2 P Rafter 77 6  
  A Ilie 63 2   A Dupuis 6 2 61
2 P Rafter 2 6 77

References
  1. "Corretja Wins RCA Championship". Associated Press. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "American Spadea falls to No. 20 Lapentti at RCA". Sports Illustrated. 22 August 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- RCA CHAMPIONSHIPS; Injury Ends Sampras's Streak". New York Times. 21 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. "Sampras, Rafter plagued by injuries". The Indian Express. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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